Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in St. Cloud, MN

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in St. Cloud, MN earns $79,530 a year, 33% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,948 a month.

10th percentile: $58,980
25th percentile: $62,630
Median percentile: $79,530
75th percentile: $98,390
90th percentile: $98,390

Based on 700 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$59,371 take-home a year

Gross pay	$79,530
Federal income tax	−$8,667
Social Security + Medicare	−$6,084
Minnesota income tax (approx.)	−$5,408
Monthly take-home	$4,948
Every two weeks	$2,284

Does it go far here?

$90,755Median pay in St. Cloud, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.6 vs 100).

21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,042 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Cloud, MN

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$105,290
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$95,860
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$90,230
General and Operations Managers	$89,700
Electricians	$81,890
Accountants and Auditors	$77,720
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,760
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$73,160

All operating engineers and other construction equipment operators salaries · Take-home pay in Minnesota